As long as one of the two emperors is missing.

Get rid of the competition.

Let the Manchu civil and military ministers, as well as the local real power faction, including the major families, have only one option, except for the abolition of the Son of Heaven Liu Bian, there is no other suitable candidate to be elected as the Son of Heaven.

Then things will naturally fall into place.

At that time, what the Cao family did was to support the election of the former deposed emperor and return to the position of the Son of Heaven.

and Dong Zhuo forcibly abolished the usurpation of the Son of Heaven by force, which was impossible to beat.

In this way, not only will there be no impact on the reputation, but it can also achieve the Cao family's strategic plan and ultimate goal, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

However, Cao Cao nodded his head to show that he understood.

But Cao Ang, who had a somewhat complicated gaze in his eyes.

After the thoughts in his mind turned slightly, he immediately asked with a little hesitation: "Ang'er, what do you mean by letting the Son of Heaven disappear, should you be preparing to take Chang'an City and secretly ask for his life and let him die quietly in the chaos after taking Chang'an City?" ”

Ask.

If he could, there were no other hidden dangers, then Cao Ang really planned to do so.

After all, if Liu Xie is left alive in the world, it will not only be of no benefit to himself, but may become a landmine, which will explode when he is not expecting it one day, bringing a lot of trouble to himself.

But the point is that there will be hidden dangers!

He led the army to Chang'an City, defeated the Xiliang army led by Dong Zhuo, and occupied the entire Guanzhong region.

However, the final result was that Liu Xie, the son of heaven, died unexpectedly, and then the Cao family supported Liu Wei as the son of heaven.

After all, if you are only skeptical, you don't need to look at the evidence, and rumors will never be self-defeating because the evidence is not conclusive.

Don't make a hard run on your own.

Just because Liu Xie hung up.

As a result, in some corner history books, there are not very positive evaluations of their father and son, and there are criticisms of this matter, which is inevitably not beautiful.

…………

So listen to my father's inquiry.

Cao Ang couldn't help but spread his hands, and then said with a wry smile on his face.

"Where does my father want to go, the child is loyal to the Han family, except for you, no one is more loyal to the Han court and the Han family surnamed Liu than me!"

"Although I am determined to elect the Son of Heaven as the emperor, it does not mean that I want to do anything to the Son of Heaven, I do not have any grudges with him, and even from beginning to end, I only have a relationship on the North Mountain."

"Besides, he is also the bloodline of the first emperor, one of the orthodox surnames of Liu, and he was forcibly taken captive by Dong Zhuo to be a puppet when he was young, so he is nothing more than a hard-working person, how can I do anything to him?"

No one knows loyalty better than I do!

At least at this stage, Cao Ang can pat his chest and say this very majestically.

Such a detailed explanation convinced Cao Cao, and then nodded.

Soon, Cao Ang's next words came from his ears.

"The most important thing is to make it impossible for the Son of Heaven to return to the Central Plains, as long as he stays away from the core of my Han Dynasty and loses contact with the ministers in the court, then he will be no different from disappearing."

"If you want to achieve this goal, you still need to think of a proper way, I'm afraid you will have to wait until the child arrives in Chang'an, and then make a decision."

The full set of explanations made Cao Cao breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as it doesn't hurt the lives of the royal bloodline.

As for whether he was thrown into Saibei or placed under house arrest in some unknown place, this is none of Cao Cao's business.

After all, in such a grim environment now, under the turbulent pattern of the world, it is already benevolent and righteous to be able to save his life.

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looked at his father's frequent nodding.

Cao Ang couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart.

In fact, don't look at so many reasons, to put it simply, in the final analysis, it is still a little bit here in Cao Ang.

That is, pro-estrangement and proximity!

Liu Xie's kid is the son of Emperor Liu Hong of the Han Dynasty, no matter how much he raises him, he can't raise him, what qualifications does such an outsider have to continue to be the son of heaven?

On the contrary, Liu Wei is now his own son, and if he supports him to ascend to the position of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, isn't he equivalent to the invisible emperor?

Isn't it clear which is more important?

For the next half hour.

The father and son had a detailed discussion about some situations that might occur after the troops were dispatched, as well as the arrangements before the troops.

In the end, a decision was made.

That is to change Cao Cao's previous will.

He entrusted all his military power to Cao Ang, and he himself took a group of civil servants, leaving one or two thousand people to stop in Luoyang City after leaving Yanzhou in the west.

Other words.

In this crusade against Dong Zhuo, Cao Ang served as the commander of the whole army, and he had all the military powers, and Cao Ang was also fully responsible for how to break through Chang'an City and receive all the inheritance left by Dong Zhuo.

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Of course.

Cao Cao was stationed in Luoyang, not to stay there to prepare for the play, but also to have an important task.

That is to say, the double line is equally important.

One is to lead one or two thousand regular troops, including a large number of young and strong people, to rebuild Luoyang City, not to mention restoring the former glory of this Han capital, at least to ensure a certain specification.

The palaces and pavilions that were burned down in the city and the collapsed houses and buildings all need to be repaired.

At the same time, from Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places, a part of the young and strong population was relocated into the Heluo area to enrich the east of Luoyang, which had been ruined.

This people's population migration plan also does not need to be too full, as long as it ensures that the Heluo area is popular and suitable for survival.

After all, if there are too many migrations, it will hurt the vitality of the local foundation, which is not conducive to sustainable development.

These two events.

It takes a lot of time and effort.

At the same time, it also needs to have prestige and authority to be present, and it is necessary for the father and son to stay, so in the case of choosing one of the two, Cao Cao is undoubtedly a more suitable candidate.

And other than that.

There is one more extremely important thing.

That is, once Cao Cao received the news from Chang'an, that is, from Cao Ang, that Dong Zhuo had been taken and the Western Emperor could not return to the Central Plains, he needed to take immediate action.

In the shortest possible time, it was announced to the world, showing that the original son of heaven Liu Wei is still alive, still in Cao Jun's camp, and even in Luoyang City.

So.

The combination punch is crisp and neat.

It won't leave too much time for others to react, and it will be logical to rebuild the Luoyang Imperial Court.

………………

After many matters have been discussed.

The entire Cao family forces acted with extremely high efficiency, and Changyi County was in full swing, and the military generals were all under order.

Mobilize troops and horses, prepare rations, requisition and distribute people, plan the march route, and make a general strategic plan.

After a brief finalization.

All the teams that undertook the task immediately moved to the west in batches, while Cao Ang personally led his troops and horses to the east county first.

He still needs to pick up a few people there.

And just when the administrative machinery of the entire Cao family began to run with high efficiency, the entire land of Yanzhou was in full swing.

Far away in the city of Chang'an, which is in the long pass.

In an ordinary house located in the middle of the city, which looks extremely ordinary, and is no different from the houses on the left and right, two people meet here unexpectedly.

One of them was tall and heroic, and the whole person looked extremely burly and tall, although he did not carry any weapons in his hands, and he was only wearing ordinary linen clothes, but if you think about it carefully, you can see that this person's identity is by no means simple.

The other was a thin scholar.

The whole person's face was soft and dark, his eyes were like a bottomless cold pool, and the sleeves of his dark robe covered his mouth from time to time, and he occasionally coughed twice.

It can be said that it is quite strange that two people with such an obvious difference are gathered in such an inconspicuous house at this moment.

And the subsequent reaction proves all this.

…………

"Li Wenyou ?!!"

"How did you end up here?"

"Humph! How did General Lu appear here, and naturally he appeared here in the same way, using the same method. ”

As the two talked.

Their identities were also quickly revealed.

It is the general Lu Bulu Fengxian under Dong Zhuo, as well as Dong Zhuo's chief strategist, Li Ru and Li Wenyou, who are known as the first think tank of the Western Liang Army.

At this moment, Lu Bu poked into his arms with his right hand, and the place where the things were hidden in the placket of his clothes quickly arched, obviously Lu Bu clenched his fist with his hand and clenched something.

After doing so.

Lu Bucai frowned, stared at Li Ru with an extremely cold face, and asked unceremoniously.

"In this Chang'an City, who doesn't know that you Li Wenyou is Dong Gong's confidant, you and I used the same method to appear here, wouldn't this be a big joke in the world, is it really a fool to be Lu?"

"What the hell is going on, it's better to explain it quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being polite!"

Although Lu Bu's voice was not loud, his tone was extremely firm, full of murderous intent.

Li Ru's answer was not satisfactory to him, and he had to draw his sword to face each other if he didn't agree.

…………

And that's what happened.

After Li Ru secretly cursed "reckless" in his heart, he explained to Lu Bu.

"Now that Chang'an City is in chaos, even any far-sighted person has already seen that Xiliang's military strength has been exhausted and it can't last long."

"Although I am Dong Zhuo's confidant, it doesn't mean that I want to die with him, can't I choose to live well, so find another way out and appear here, what's so strange?"

"Besides, Feng Xian has forgotten that the messenger sent by General Cao Angcao all the way back to Chang'an couldn't see Dong Zhuo after arriving in Chang'an, or I introduced it for you, otherwise Dong Zhuo stayed in Hewu to enjoy himself, how could he have the kung fu to take care of you?"

Listening to Li Ru's explanation.

Lu Bu's complexion softened.

After his right hand was withdrawn from his arms, he immediately clenched his fist at Li Ru, and said with a slight smile.

"The situation is grim, I have to act cautiously, and I hope that Brother Wen You is not strange, but I really didn't expect that you and Lu were in the same boat, which is quite surprising!"

I saw Lu Bu put away the attack shelf.

Li Ru also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He immediately returned the salute with his fists clenched.

Then he invited Lu Bu to sit down at the table, and explained in more detail.

"So far, there is nothing to hide, I know that General Lu and General Cao are brothers, and now that the Chang'an Building is about to fall, you will ask General Cao for help."

"But in fact, when I was in Luoyang City, I also had a friendship with General Cao, and agreed that when Dong Zhuo could not last long in the future, he would leave a way out for me, and now it is time to cash in!"

"I also received news from the shadow guard, saying that there was an urgent secret letter from Yanzhou, so I disguised my identity and came here secretly."

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Lu Bu nodded again and again.

The level of trust in my heart has increased even more.

Although he didn't know what Cao Ang and Li Ru had agreed on, since what he said was so clear-sighted, he thought it was not low in credibility.

Besides, Lu Bu thought he still knew Cao Ang, and knew that his brother was a resourceful person who could take ten steps at a time.

As early as when he was in Luoyang City, he befriended Li Ru and left such a shadow, which is not incomprehensible.

"Hahaha! In that case, I really misunderstood Brother Wen You just now! ”

"But when I think that this time in Chang'an City, it is not only Lu who is making a decision, but also a wise person like Brother Wen You, the worries in my heart have really disappeared, and the chances of success have increased greatly!"

Li Ru stroked his beard reservedly.

Just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the house, and then he saw a young man in a sackcloth shirt walking quickly from the outside.

It was the first time to deliver the news to Cao Ang, shuttling back and forth between Yanzhou and Chang'an in Wu'an.

But now this benevolent brother has been appointed by Wang Yue as the deacon of the shadow guard who has been stationed in Chang'an for a long time.

"Deacon Wu, Lu got the news from you, saying that there was a secret letter from Yanzhou, I don't know if my brother has any important orders?"

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Wu An saluted the two.

After barely squeezing out a smile on his face.

Then he returned to his serious appearance.

He took out a small letter from his bosom and showed the two of them the fire paint seal on it, and there were no traces of tampering and dismantling.

When even the hands were handed over.

"Two envoys, my general has a postscript to tell me, saying that after you two read it, you must burn this letter in front of me, so now please take a look at the two of you, and I will wait by the side."

Li Ru and Lu Bu glanced at each other.

didn't say anything, but after each nodded, they immediately came to the table together and slowly opened the secret letter.

Cao Ang's familiar handwriting soon appeared on it.

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